"It's just a very sad state of affairs."

By
Alex Osborn

Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata has come forward to apologize for leaked footage of the game appearing online, assuring fans that Square Enix is working to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

During IGN Live's exclusive FFXV livestream, Tabata said the company is looking into taking legal action to stop leaks from being posted and requested that everyone refrain from leaking content of the game early, so as not to ruin the fun for others.

Read Tabata's statement on the leaks below:

I’d really like to apologize to people out there that these kinds of problems are happening. It’s just a very sad state of affairs.

We’re currently looking into whether these kinds of activities, spreading these spoilers across the internet, does legally constitute obstruction of our business or not. And if it’s found it does then we will take legal measures to stop these being posted and take them down. We apologize for all the problems caused and all this worry and angst being caused. But we are taking solid steps to address this.

People have been waiting such a long time, and it’s just not really fair to spoil the fun of other people. So just stop that right now.

Square Enix acknowledged the leaks earlier this week, when the company released a new trailer and shared details on FFXV's day one update, which adds new features and enhancements to the game's story.

Final Fantasy XV releases next week on November 29 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

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